Back to the Basics...

Fajitas!

Ever go back to the basics? Metering by eye? Going by instinct?

That's what I've done...And I'd really reccommend it if you have nothing better to do...

After all my lusting after a 5d, new lenses...everything, I'm shooting with a 30 year old Hasselblad, and I love it!

2 of my fave photos from it so far are below, for your careful C&C, and more on my flickr as usual


Bláine



Using Fuji 120mm 200 speed Superia pushed to 400 for the first, and Ilford 400 speed for the second.

1st shot at f/4 at 1/60 of a second, second, f/5.6 at...ermm...either 1/125 or 1/500...Damn not having exif files

mathias

Im not sure what you were aiming for in the first shot but that light on the left side looks like film damage and is very distracting.
Was there a beside lamp to the left while composing that shot ? These are the kind of things you dont want when shooting and metering yourself . IT seems to have thrown off the rest of the picture.
I would avoid that in future ,


The second shot , not bad but blown out details in the sky and a circular patch on the lower left side that looks like dust on the lens or something ? Again the metering for the sky is off unless thats an effect you were aiming for !!

Fajitas!

mathias wrote:

Im not sure what you were aiming for in the first shot but that light on the left side looks like film damage and is very distracting.
Was there a beside lamp to the left while composing that shot ? These are the kind of things you dont want when shooting and metering yourself . IT seems to have thrown off the rest of the picture.
I would avoid that in future ,


The second shot , not bad but blown out details in the sky and a circular patch on the lower left side that looks like dust on the lens or something ? Again the metering for the sky is off unless thats an effect you were aiming for !!

In the first shot, it is film damage, there's only a light from the ceiling down. Up until last week, my only medium format camera was a Holga (www.lomography.com if you haven't heard of it, or a 'celebration' of a camera/films faults), so I'm quite used to it, and even like it.

Second one, I'd consider quite well exposed? Sun would have been shining at a 50 degree angle to the building, at about half 5.

Looks like a dust patch on the lens alright though.

unklerosco

really like the first pic... Its got character.. I like shots with faults. Its the lack of perfection that makes it perfect...... dont think about that or the world will prb end ;0)

Fajitas!

I remember an asthetics lecture notes (for a class I didn't go to...) describing how faults did make something more pleasing... It all has to do with numbers I guess

Zillah

Yay, hasselblad! In college we're just starting on medium format this year. We have a hasselblad too. Lovely, if odd and unfamiliar camera.

Fajitas!

They're a lovely camera, hard to get used to alright, but really nice.

Mine's on indefinite loan, as noone else uses film, and the head of photography likes me

I just hope you don't plan on any sneaky photos when using it...

Zillah

Fajitas! wrote:

I just hope you don't plan on any sneaky photos when using it...

*KERKLUNK!*

Fajitas!

And that's just the first shutter

DeVore

I dont think I could get more basic then what I do LOL!

DeV.

ps: there is a famous photography who only ever uses a disposable Kodak. Anyone know his name (I've forgotten!)

Fajitas!

Ah as long as you get the shots, that's what matters

I know of the photographer, but can't think of his name. There're loads that do similar though, google "Smileycam"!

Fionn

the first one reminds me of old photos that i've seen when i was a kid never totally perfect more like a painting than a photograph, sometimes digital might just be too precise and clean eh?
lucky theres image manipulation to add back the old mojo!
and
i'm at basic all the time too

mitchhendrix

deadly al

really like the second shot
id love to try a hasselblad

sometimes i use the old praktica slr and judge the metering myself but the lenses i have for it are destroyed with fungus sometimes you get nice results!!

JMcL

First one really doesn't work for me I'm afraid, even ignoring the film problem, I find it underexposed, even on my non calbrated laptop which shows stuff way to bright. Like the second one though, also the other temple bar shot on Flickr. What length lens are you using on these?

Fajitas!

Cheers all, using a 50mm wide angle on them, haven't used the other lenses I got yet really.

mervifwdc

Second one is exposed nicely. If you had kept the cloud detail, there would not be enough in the building. Exposure is so often a compromise, and I think you picked the same one I would (like to think) that I would have.

Merv.